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Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.
Casting characters for the upcoming 'Armor Wars' Disney+ TV show in the MCU. It will mostly take place in Las Vegas. The first episode will open with the AC/DC's "War Machine" playing while James Rhodes is flying at night over Las Vegas. AC/DC and Black Sabbath songs include: "No Man's Land", "War Machine", "Shoot to Thrill", "This Means War", "Dog Eat Dog", "Rising Power", "Shock Wave", "High Voltage", "Heatseeker", "Guns for Hire", "Gimme a Bullet", "Moneytalks", "Smash 'n' Grab", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Danger", "Cyberspace", "Come and Get It", "Breaking the Rules", "Big Gun", "Baptism by Fire", "Back in Business", "Anything Goes", "Wild Reputation", "Cloak and Dagger", "Jailbreak", "Whiskey on the Rocks", "Sin City", "Money Made", "Systems Down", and "Touch Too Much".
